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Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Newmont 0.10* June 29 June 8 Newmont Canada 0.1123 June 29 June 8 Goldcorp 0.015 June 29 June 22 Endeavour Mng Capital 0.05 June…
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Yamana building up to 1M-oz. mark in Brazil
If Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) chairman and CEO Peter Marrone had been asked about the challenges the company was facing two years ago, he would have come up with a long list.
Bigger future for Santa Rita with bigger resource
Nothing succeeds in mine development like drilling success. Mirabela Nickel (MNB-T, MBN-A) will start a scoping study on building a smelter at the Santa Rita nickel project in Bahia state, Brazil, aft…
First-blush numbers good for Largo
A preliminary economic study on the Maracas vanadium project in western Bahia state, Brazil, shows favourable economics at low vanadium prices, and operator Largo Resources (LGO-V, LGORF-O) will now b…
Red Dragon seeking Chinese zinc projects
As it plays the waiting game for permits at its Boaming zinc project in southwestern China’s Yunnan province, Red Dragon Resources (DRA-V, RDDRF-O) is making plans to expand its zinc portfolio by opti…
Brazauro up on wide gold intercept (July 02, 2007)
Vancouver — Brazauro Resources (BZO-V, BZOFF-O) is flush with Brazilian gold after drill results confirmed continuous high-grade mineralization within the main deposit at its Tocantinzinho project, i…
Southwestern’s travails at Boka
Vancouver — The day after Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) announced a 6-month delay for the Boka gold project prefeasibility study in mid-June, the company’s co-founder, president and CEO Joh…
McEwen takes piece of Freegold (July 02, 2007)
Vancouver — Subscribing to a lion’s share of Freegold Ventures’ (ITF-T, FGOVF-O) recent $6.2-million private-placement financing, US Gold (UXG-T, UXG-X) chairman and CEO Robert McEwen will end up wit…
Eagle Plains, Teck Cominco partner in the NWT
Vancouver — Thinking two heads are better than one, Eagle Plains Resources (EPL-V, EGPLF-O) and Teck Cominco (tck.b-t, tck-n) are partnering to explore for base metals in the Mackenzie Mountain area …
Vaaldiam joins diamond producer club
Vancouver — Vaaldiam Resources (VAA-T, VAAFF-O) has commissioned its Duas Barras diamond mine in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, recovering its first batch of stones from the alluvial operation.
Some boom left in iron
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